Daniel Defoe letters, 1702-1730.

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Daniel Defoe letters, 1702-1730.

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Consists mainly of letters by Defoe concerning his political activities, including his imprisonment in early 1703, his secret government mission to Scotland in 1705 and subsequent trips there on government business, and English domestic and foreign affairs he was involved in after returning to England. Other correspondents include the Earl of Nottingham, who ordered Defoe's arrest and questioning in 1703; the Earl of Godolphin; Robert Harley, Defoe's patron while he was in Scotland; and Henry Baker, who married Defoe's daughter Sophia. Also included is a manuscript of Defoe's essay "The Shortest Way With Dissenters," for which he was imprisoned.

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Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Godolphin, Sidney Godolphin, Earl of, 1645-1712

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British political leader. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Windsor, to John Evelyn [grandson of the diarist], 1707 July 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270886946 From the description of Document signed : Whitehall, to Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax, 1704 July 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890797 ...

Nottingham, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1647-1730

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Baker, Henry, 1698-1774

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British naturalist, poet and editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, 1758 June 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270623223 ...

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731

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English novelist and journalist. From the description of Daniel Defoe letters, 1702-1730. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937101 ...

Oxford, Robert Harley, earl of, 1661-1724

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British statesman. Robert Harley was born in London, England. He became a lawyer, and a Whig MP in 1689. In 1701 he was elected Speaker, and in 1704 became secretary of state. Shortly after, he became sympathetic to the Tories, and from 1708 worked to undermine the power of the Whigs. In 1710 Godolphin was dismissed, and Harley made Chancellor of the Exchequer, head of the government, and in 1711 Earl of Oxford and Lord High Treasurer. The principal act of his administra...